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Date Published: October 11, 2004

Date Updated: March 3, 2008

Title

Importing Root Certificates from Certificate Authority

Product

PASSPORT Web to Host

Emulation Types

TN3270, TN5250

Issue

Can I import root certificates from my Certificate Authority for use with PASSPORT Web to Host?
 

Solution

PASSPORT Web to Host version 2004-930-2 and newer provides the ability to import root certificates from a Certificate Authority into the PASSPORT Web to Host Administrator. Once the certificates have been imported, SSL-enabled sessions will use them to establish encrypted sessions to the host. Follow the steps below to import:

1. Highlight Certificates in the PASSPORT Web to Host Administrator program.
2. Right-click the right pane and choose Add Certificate from the pop-up menu.
3. Browse to the location of the .CER file to import and click Open (must be Base-64 encoded X.509 format).
4. The Certificate Information is displayed for you to review.
5. Choose Add to complete the import.

More Information

• An existing certificate may be opened, renamed or deleted by right-clicking and choosing the appropriate menu command.

• Any attempt to import a file that is not a valid Base-64 encoded X.509 certificate will result in an Invalid Certificate File error message.

Keywords

ssl, security, secure, import, certificate, root